Cunningham was 13 for 18 from the field and made all six of his free throws to help lead Detroit to its fifth straight victory and a 7-2 record. The All-Star point guard has averaged 29.8 points and 11.2 assists while shooting 54% from the field during the streak. Ausar Thompson had 14 points, and Caris Levert added 10 for the Pistons. They have won their last four meetings against Brooklyn.
"I'm still not over it," Reznick, 89, told the Daily News. "I was there for 26 hours, and I felt like I was there for a week. You have no idea what they did for us and how they treated us. All the stars were there. It was unbelievable, absolutely wonderful."
"Obviously [Howard] knows the guy, and everything was very positive between Juwan, who knows him and speaks highly and positively about him," Fernández said. "We also have our scouting department that knew [him]. ... We were very high on him during the draft, and it was an opportunity to bring him in. So you put all that together, and that's the reason why he's here."